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Yearly Archives: 2011
SilkAir will fly Samui Route
Singapore’s SilkAir is stepping up its flight cooperation with Bangkok Airways to make Koh Samui its third port of call in Thailand. SilkAir will offer three flights a week from Singapore to Koh Samui under a code share with Bangkok … Continue reading
The Skilful Art of Packing
I am very strict with my packing and have everything in its right place. I never change a rule. I hardly use anything in the hotel room. I wheel my own wardrobe in and that’s it. Charlie Watts Well done, … Continue reading
Happy Sun Tans
Some beach somewhere, there’s a big umbrella casting shade over an empty chair. Palm trees are growing, warm breezes blowing. I picture myself there, some beach somewhere. (Unknown) I’m glad that the chair’s in the shade! But how about a … Continue reading
Getting Around Koh Samui
The true traveller is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down a lot of the time. Colette (1873-1954) Paris from My Window, 1944 When you’re on holiday you may not want to spend each and every … Continue reading
Thai Waterfall Beef Salad
Tell me what you eat, I’ll tell you who you are. Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. Ooooh … spooky! But how does he cope when all who have visited Koh Samui start cooking Thai-style as soon as they get home? Thai cuisine is … Continue reading
Ko Samui or Koh Samui? Short words are the best
Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all. Winston Churchill, 1874-1965 So…to Ko or (not) to Koh? That is the question! Both small words, but you will probably see them many, many times … Continue reading
Samui Regatta
There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. (Kenneth Grahame, 1859-1932) Landlubber or yachtsperson? No matter which, because if you are with us at this minute you won’t be able to escape … Continue reading
Coconuts to you!!
Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate? (Monty Python) Well, silly Monty Python, of course they do. Using the oceans to spread their huge coconut seeds (each fully grown one weighs approximately 4.4 kgs / 3.2lbs) the coconut palm has populated … Continue reading
Congratulations to Thai Airways!
You haven’t seen a tree until you’ve seen its shadow from the sky. (Amelia Earhart, 1897-1937) Thai Airways (THAI) celebrated its 50th birthday in 2010, and on 1st April this year it finalised 40 years of a service to Sydney, … Continue reading
The Ultimate Wedding Destination
Our wedding was many years ago. The celebration continues to this day. (Gene Perret) You will want to remember your wedding day in the years to come too, so it’s got to be with the right people – and in … Continue reading
Did you know that…?
The only good is knowledge; and the only evil is ignorance. (Socrates, 469 BC – 399 BC) • Thailand is made up of over 1,400 islands; Koh means ‘island’ • The total land area is approx 513,000 sq kms (198,000 … Continue reading
Holiday Photographs
The world makes up for all its follies and injustices by being damnably sentimental. (Thomas H Huxley) When you think about it, we are indeed a sentimental lot. All those films we weep over, the books we read, blinking rapidly, … Continue reading
Asia’s Best Beaches: No 9 Maenam
There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. (Sir Francis Bacon, 1561-1626) What I may think is an absolutely glorious beach, may not of course appeal to everyone. And when you’re talking about beaches, what … Continue reading
There’s so much to see and do in Koh Samui
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuite of happiness: it is generally the by-product of other activities. Aldous Huxley (1894-1963). Have you tried football-golf yet? Surprisingly, this is a combination of football and golf, and its great fun for … Continue reading
A Short Guide to Medical Tourism in Thailand
Every man is the builder of a temple called his body. (Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862). That quote is obviously from pre-PC days! But whether man or woman, are you thinking of improving on the original version of your body? Or … Continue reading
Samui Island in Spring!
A little madness in the Spring is wholesome even for the King. (Emily Dickinson). It’s still rather chilly out there, and the pretty snow has all gone, so now’s the time to get those holiday brochures out and start planning. … Continue reading
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How to say a few words and avoid some cultural faux pas.
How to say a few words and avoid some cultural faux pas. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Your holiday on Koh Samui island will be so much more rewarding and fun (sanuk) if you can say a … Continue reading
Koh Samui – Popular as ever
According to travel writer Naomi Lindt, Koh Samui ranked number 3 in the New York Times 2011 list of must places to visit A toned-down version of Phuket, heavy on wellness and food. As Thailand’s third-largest island, Koh Samui isn’t … Continue reading
Why not a stopover en route?
The only thing that make life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next. (Ursula K LeGuin) Not sure I totally agree with that ‘intolerable uncertainty’, but some level of surprise is good! So now you’ve decided to … Continue reading
Thai Green Curry Recipe
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. (J R R Tolkein) You’ve done Chiang Mai, Bangkok, Phuket, Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and a few other places in between. … Continue reading